How Would You Answer This?

Ok, that sounds good. Thanks for the discussion so far. But real quick, may I ask you this question: What is the inverse of the statement "I don't believe in God?" Seems there should be an inversely logical conclusion. "I don't believe in God; therefore, inversely, I do believe there is no god." I don't believe x; therefore, I believe in the opposite of x. It sounds like a mathematical equation because it is.

atheism is the lack of belief in a deity/deities. hence the term 'godless'. atheist comes from Greek and is broken down into two parts. 'a' - without. 'theist' - (this explains itself).

"I don't believe in God?"

This is a statement and the inverse of it is:

"I do believe in God?"

But he is not addressing the issue at hand. Neither statement explains atheism. Atheism is a lack of (without) a belief, not a belief that no deity/deities exist. The arguement is flawed because it equals 'a lack of a belief' with 'a belief of a negitive statement'.

The above statements are negitive and positive, respectedly. Atheism is a lack of a positive belief, therefore there statement that sums up an atheistic mindset is:

This is a fallacious argument. "I don't believe in God" (atheism) is strictly a passive statement indicating an absence of belief. "I believe there is no God" (antitheism) is an affirmative statement describing a presumed reality. One is NOT the inverse of the other. It is true that many people who believe there absolutely is NO such thing as God often do say, "I don't believe in God," but they are doing so carelessly and improperly. It's a semantic mistake I never make. Just the other day, my religious dentist tried to get me to make this misstatement, but I didn't bite. I told her that I am BOTH an atheist and an antitheist. She had no answer for that.

I don't think so. Because language is not as logical as mathematics. In English it is wrong to say, "I don't have no money". Because of the logic IF you have NO money then you have money. But in other languages (thinking of Spanish) that statement means you don't have money.

@ Gloria. Yeah, languages do infer meanings rather than clearly communicate ideas. When you say 'i don't believe in a god', it is very hard to figure out whether that person is rejecting the idea of a god entirely or just lacks a faith in that entity. Sadly this phase is often used, confused, and abused by both sides.